25/12/2020
"Today is a day of relief. But tainted by some sadness, as we compare what came before with what lies ahead."
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Britain clinched a Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, seven days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of the empire.
Below are some of the reactions:
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson:
"We have today resolved a question which has bedevilled our politics for decades and it is up to us, all together, as a newly and truly independent nation to realise the immensity of this moment and to make the most of it."